It would be unwise to buy a house now.
made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company
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Then again, given how well quarterback Justin Herbert has connected with his wide receivers, the Chargers would have been unwise to go away from what was working so well for them.—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025 And depending on unwise machines to guide your decisions has already started to have some scary outcomes.—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025 For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unwise
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of unwise was
before the 12th century
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